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2019 Map of Canton

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Canton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Grass River and Little River converge near the village of Canton, a historic educational and administrative hub in Northern New York. This area is defined by its long-standing academic institutions, including Saint Lawrence University and the State University of New York College of Technology at Canton, which occupy significant portions of the local landscape. The village center is anchored by the Saint Lawrence County Courthouse, surrounded by a dense grid of residential streets like Gouverneur St and E Main St.

Moving south along the river valley, the terrain transitions into more rural territory near the settlement of Pyrites, where the water passes over Harts Falls. Genealogists will find a high density of burial grounds throughout the countryside, such as Jerusalem Cem, Bridge Cem, and North Russell Cem. The map also captures several distinct river features, including Rushton Falls and Cascade Falls, illustrating the region's natural hydrology that historically supported early settlement and industry in the Eddy and Pyrites vicinities.